connive

英 [kəˈnaɪv]

美 [kəˈnaɪv]

v.  纵容; 默许; 放任; 共谋; 狼狈为奸; 同流合污

现在分词：conniving　过去分词：connived　过去式：connived　第三人称单数：connives　

TOEFLGRE法律

BNC.20771 / COCA.25506

牛津词典

verb

• 纵容；默许；放任
  to seem to allow sth wrong to happen
  1. She knew that if she said nothing she would be conniving in an injustice.
     她知道她如果什么也不说就是在纵容不公正的行为。
• 共谋；狼狈为奸；同流合污
  to work together with sb to do sth wrong or illegal
  1. The government was accused of having connived with the security forces to permit murder.
     政府被指控与安全部队狼狈为奸允许谋杀。

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP 串通;密谋
  If one personconnives withanothertodo something, they secretly try to achieve something which will benefit both of them.
  1. He accused ministers of conniving with foreign companies to tear up employment rights...
     他指责部长们与外国公司串通一气损害就业权。
  2. Senior politicians connived to ensure that he was not released.
     几位资深政治家串通起来确保他不会获释。
  3. ...local authorities suspected of conniving with the Mafia.
     疑与黑手党串通一气的地方当局
• VERB 纵容;默许;共谋
  If you say that someoneconnives atsomething orconnives insomething, you are critical of them because they allow or help it to happen even though they know that it is wrong and that they ought to prevent it.
  1. He suspected elements within the South African government were conniving at the disturbances to try to weaken the ANC...
     他怀疑南非政府内有一帮人纵容这些骚乱的发生，企图削弱非国大。
  2. To buy things cheaply from a poor country is to connive in its poverty.
     低价从贫穷国家采购是加重其贫穷的不义之举。

英英释义

verb

• form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
  Synonym:schemeintrigue
• encourage or assent to illegally or criminally

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